Alex Merced
Data Lakehouse & AI Thought Leader
Promoting empowerment through education, technology, and optimism. Alex is a Developer Advocate, Educator, and Author who has specialized in data engineering, open source (Apache Iceberg, Apache Polaris), and developer education.
Developer Advocacy
Serving as Head of Developer Relations at Dremio, focusing on data engineering and open-source tech. Frequent speaker at events like Data Council, Confluent Current, and DataEngBytes.
Authorship
Author of "Apache Iceberg: The Definitive Guide", "Apache Polaris: The Definitive Guide", and "Architecting an Apache Iceberg Lakehouse", along with 30+ other books on tech, economics, and fiction.
Educator
With over a decade of teaching economics and finance in NYC, and extensive experience instructing software engineering and web development.
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